Reid's POV:
You're so tired, so very tired – and you can't change that no matter how much you sleep. It's been so long since you've seen the team; since you've had contact with the people you love...too long. Everything's dragging out now, and you can't take it anymore, when she comes in again – you're going to beg her to kill you. It's done, you're done. Eventually she was going to kill you anyway, it was only a matter of time; at least now you get control over that – if she agrees that it is. Which is why you'll be appealing to the Lila in the Archer. With all of the changes in appearance and your deprived brain, you can't even tell whether your captor is Maggie or Lila – and that above all, shames you. Deep down, you know that it can't be Lila, she's far too soft to do something like this. Far too kind. Keeping track of Lila had been hard, and her reasons for leaving the movie set had been plausible, still you don't think that she'd take a personal break to become a murderer. However, if someone called in her personal break for her because she'd been murdered...Lila's dead. It hits you like a ton of bricks, and in that instant you know it's true. Lila's dead, and your ruthless captor is none other than Maggie, a best friend with a guilty conscience.
This is bad news for you, Maggie hates you; she thinks that you broke Lila's heart – she even mentioned it herself. What you want to know is how. How did she know that you'd never called Lila? It's not as if the relationship was publicly advertised after the Hollywood incident, how was she to know that you had never called? Suppose she'd been keeping tabs on Lila, even in prison, then it makes sense. But how? The only possible answer is someone on the outside, someone with enough weakness that Maggie could exploit- perhaps even an ex-inmate that Maggie had protected. Maybe a relative who believes that Maggie is still good? Right now you're wishing that you had a connection to Garcia- she'd be able to get you that information in a tick. It's driving you insane, none of the resources to figure out the mystery, and therefore none of the mystery to keep you occupied and your mind away from your impending death. Gloomy as that thought is, you can't help but think that you will eventually be killed, at Maggie's hand. Hopefully it'll be soon and mercifully, if Lila has a say in it anyway. If Maggie has a say in it , then you're in for a cold execution, and if it's the Archer – well you just hope that it's not the Archer. Right now, the chances of the team rescuing you are better than before the phone call, but still it is unlikely that you will be saved, at least you know that they'll have exhausted every possibility to get you out of here. Just the thought of that calms you down sufficiently.
The Archer's POV:
He's calmed down. That will not do while you are around; you need him to be constantly reminded of your presence, for all the time he spent without you in his mind. Shivering slightly in anticipation, you continue planning his demise, just the thought of it has you trembling in glee. His team will never find him, and you'll have had your way with him by the time they find his mangled and dishevelled body. Satisfaction courses through your veins and you look down at your planning sheet. Recently, you've had to record your thoughts on paper – all the alters have made being in your brain extremely confusing. Maggie's suggesting that you stab him quickly in the stomach and allow his own stomach acids to slowly kill him, but that is far too gruesome for your liking, Lila's pleading that you don't kill him at all – but if you must then please, a quick bullet to the head. For what he's done, that is too kind. No, he must suffer. You can't sit around and wait until he dies of infection though, god knows that by that time the team would probably have found him. As it is, they've already found warehouse number one- the fake holding cell. As far as you're concerned any operations going on in there have nothing to do with you, and you want nothing to do with them. This suits you both just fine- after all the owner of that warehouse pretty much worked his ass off to get you out of CACF. You should be more grateful to your own blood, but he's not really your blood – he's Maggie's.
Those pests from the BAU found warehouse number one, but it's highly unlikely that they've found this one, you've hidden it far too well. From the sound of it on the other end, Dom shot the pretty dark haired one... what was her name...Elle? No, they'd called her something else...Emily. It appears a change was brought to the BAU, this has you feeling guilty as you do not want to take revenge on someone who wasn't directly involved in your initial arrest, your second one was a dud anyway, so it didn't really matter that she was involved in that one. It displeases you though, having shot someone unrelated – what a waste of a bullet. Emily, the name sounds familiar to you, not just from the BAU but from Spencer, he'd been muttering her name while he slept. Would mention of her shooting make him even more depressed? The idea of adding mental torture to the physical pleases you instantly, so much so that you forget about the wasted bullet. You'll get back at Lou about it later anyway.
Reid's POV:
She's returning, you can hear her pounding footsteps as they bash against the unforgiving floor. Soon she'll be torturing you again, so you steel yourself for the blows, and hope that you can fight through it for the possibility of seeing your team again. You shiver slightly, and hide the chattering of your teeth – you don't want to seem weaker than you already do.
"Hey Spencer, how're you doing today?" She asks as she enters your frozen abode.
"How long have I been down here Lila?" you ask, your voice cracking with the strain from speaking.
"Two, three days is my guess. Should be the same amount of time Emily should be spending in hospital – if she makes it that is." She finishes with a wicked grin, and you know that she speaks the truth.
"What've you done to Emily, Lila?"
"Why, do you love her now that she's in trouble? Or have you always loved her Spencer?"
"I never loved you Lila! You forced yourself onto me, and I responded because-"
"I would never do that!" Maggie cut in, "I'm not some cheap whore, I would never throw myself at a guy out of fear!"
"Well, maybe you wouldn't Maggie, but Lila did."
"We've gotten off topic Spencer, do you love Emily?"
"I don't know Maggie, do you love Lila?"
"Forever. I will never stop loving her."
"They why did you kill her?" You finish somewhat smugly, pleased that your assumptions had been correct. Maggie looks flabbergasted, and this leaves you slightly happier that before, and perhaps with a bit more of a hopeful outlook.
The Archer's POV:
He started off by addressing you as Lila, and you thought you were safe that he hadn't figured you out yet. Then, bam! He starts calling you Maggie, and you know that he's got it sussed, not only that, he thinks that you've killed Lila – she's right here, how can she be dead? And why would you kill your best friend? Perhaps Spencer's losing his touch.
'Or you're losing yours' says a niggling voice inside your head.
Hotch's POV:
You rode along with Emily inside the ambulance, held her hand the entire way and provided some comfort to her. Then, you saw her into the hospital safely and rushed to the second warehouse, where Morgan had already begun the tactical planning for the assault on The Archer. Assuming that the Archer hasn't moved base, then you'll have found Reid and can get him into care. Jumping into your car, you speed out to the scene, faster than you'd driven to reach Reid's apartment after his capture. This time, you will be in time to save him. This time, you'll win.
Hey guys :) thanks for reading the 14th chapter, I hope you enjoyed it. So, next chapter will possibly be the next, unless I do an epilogue for the story, which I may be tempted to do ;P
I really hope that you enjoy the final instalment of Reid's rescue